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Adult to child ratio is a thing. e.g., for the ratio in an institution for up to 16yo kids: https://www.careinspectorate.com/images/documents/4334/Guidance%20on%20adult%20to%20child%20ratios%20in%20early%20learning%20and%20childcare%20settings.pdf https://www.careinspectorate.com/images/documents/4334/Guida... > 13-year-olds wander around towns unattended all the time. That's in their private time, which is not the case in the article.